Mice (Mus musculus) are small Muridae members. These rodents are a nuisance animal at home because they steal whatever foods are in the house either cooked or uncooked. In fact they can also bite sacks and even home furnishings. Therefore many people want to evict the mice from their homes. It seems that anyone who saw mice wandering in his house would soon find a way how to drive the mice. To get rid of the mice from his house, some people started to keep the cat. Cats are believed to be powerful hunters of mice. Some people also buy electric devices to drive mice through ultrasonic waves, but many complain that the use of these tools is not effective. There is also a toxic mouse to eradicate mice at home, toxic mouse is very powerful and effective, but unfortunately mice can die anywhere so you have to hassle to find the carcass to remove odor. Recently, peppermint oil is believed to repel mice, whereas the smell of peppermint is so refreshing. Is that true? Do mice like peppermint oil?

Peppermint Oil

Peppermint oil having many benefits both used orally and topically and has menthol content. The main content of mint leaf oil (Mentha piperita L.) is menthol, menthone and methyl acetate, with the highest menthol content (73.7-85.8%). In addition, the content of monoterpene, menthofuran, sesquiterpene, triterpene, flavonoids, carotenoids, tannins and some other minerals are also found from peppermint oil. Menthol efficacious as a carminative drug / tranquilizer, antispasmodic and diaphoretic for warm and induce sweat. It has volatile, colorless, sharp-smelling and warm feeling followed by refreshing cold taste. This oil is obtained by distilling the livestock (stems and leaves), so that oil that has been isolated menthol called dementholized oil. But of the many benefits of peppermint oil for humans, it turns out mice did not like it. Mice do not like the smell generated by peppermint oil.

How to Get Rid of Mice with Peppermint Oil

How to get rid of mice using this oil is very easy. Apply a mint oil on a piece of cardboard and place it in the places that are normally passed by mice. Mice that often paced through the places you’ve put peppermint oil would not be comfortable and go from there. Try to put the spread of peppermint oil in all corners of the house so that mice no longer possible to find a place that they can live in your home. They may be out of your house soon. However, if the peppermint oil you put is no longer smelly, there is still the possibility for the mice to return to your home. Because they are a very high rodent instinct. Therefore, you should be diligent to change the spread of peppermint oil in every corner of your house regularly. So the mint scent will always spread throughout the room in your house and mice will not feel at home with the aroma.

Some of the above information is the answer of “do mice like peppermint oil?” No, they do not like peppermint oil. So you can use that as a way to get rid of them from your house. Have a try and good luck!